Teck Resources
Canadian mining company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Teck Cominco?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Teck Resources Limited, known as Teck Cominco until late 2008, is a diversified natural resources company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, that is engaged in mining and mineral development, including coal for the steelmaking industry, copper, zinc, and energy. Secondary products include lead, silver, gold, molybdenum, germanium, indium and cadmium.[2] Teck Resources was formed from the amalgamation of Teck and Cominco in 2001.[3]
Company type | Public |
---|---|
NYSE: TECK TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B S&P/TSX 60 component | |
Industry | Metals and Mining |
Founded | 1906; 118 years ago (1906) as Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada |
Headquarters | , Canada |
Key people |
|
Products | Coal, Zinc, Copper |
Revenue |
|
| |
Total assets |
|
Total equity |
|
Number of employees | 10,700 (2018) |
Divisions |
|
Website | www |
Footnotes / references Teck 2018 Annual Report[1]: 10, 35, 41 |
In 2018, Teck Resources opened the C$17 billion Fort Hills oil sands project.[4] In 2020, Teck abandoned plans for a second, larger C$20 billion open-pit petroleum-mine proposal—Frontier Mine—25 km (16 mi) south of Wood Buffalo National Park and north of Fort McMurray in northeast Alberta.[5][4]
In 2020, a number of new executives were appointed to the company: Harry Conger as chief operating officer, Jonathan Price as chief financial officer, and Nicholas Hooper as senior vice president, corporate development.[6]